Improvement in fenders for grates and fire-places



J. E. TURBIVILL'E. Fenders for Grates and Fire-Places.

N0.151,810. Patentedlune9,1874.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. TURBIVILLE, OF YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENDERS FOR GRATES AND FlRE-PLACES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 151,8), dated June 9, 1874; application filed May 18, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. TURBIVILLE, of Yazoo Oity,Yazoo county, Mississippi, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fenders for Grates and Fire-Places, of which the'following is a specification:

My invention relates to a folding fender'for open fire-places and grates; and consists in a lower part connected to the janibs or sides of the fire-place front by links, which give to the said part suflicient freedom of motion to allow it to be either set down upon the hearth or floor, or to be raised up over the top of the arch. The upper portion of the fender consists of a number of segmental pieces, hinged or pivoted at their ends to the side of the arch or jamb, and arranged so as to be folded up beneath the arch when notin use, or to be drawn down in front of the fire,in which position they extend from the top of the arch to the lower part of the fender before mentioned.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view with the fender down. Fig. 2 is a transverse section with the fender folded up and out of use. Fig. 3 is a front view with the fender down, as in Fig. 1.

A is the fire-place front. B is the top of the arch, and G G the sides of the arch. l) D are links pivoted to the sides 0 0 and to the ends of the lower portion E of the fender. The con nection of this portion of the fender to the fireplace front is such that that part of the fender may rest on the hearth or floor, as seen in Figs.

1 and 3, or may be raised up over the top 13 of the arch, as seen in Fig. 2. The upper portion of the fender consists of sectionsFF F,which slide the one under the other in raising them into the position seen in Fig. 2; or the sections may be drawn down, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, so as to extend from the arch-top to the lower portions E. These sections are hinged to the sides 0 C at G, and may be more or less in number. The lower one F may have a hasp, H, engaging over a lug, I, 011 the archtop B, to hold them up when raised. These parts E F F F each consist of a marginal frame supporting aweb of wire-work, as shown, or of perforated metallic plate. The sections F F F are arranged with interlocking lips or catches f, which, by engaging together, hold them in the proper relative position when let down. The fender is removable by taking out the pivot-bolts.

Having described my invention,what I claim therein as new-is- The fender composed of sections F F F and lower part E, all constructed and combined with the arch B O O, substantially as set forth.

JAMES E. TURBIVILLE. Witnesses:

GARNETT ANDREWS, JOHN LINK. 

